Open AccessCharges for Medical Care at Different Hospitals
Author(s) -
Donald A. Redelmeier,
Chaim M. Bell,
Allan S. Detsky,
Gary Pansegrau
Publication year - 2000
Publication title -
archives of internal medicine
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 1538-3679
pISSN - 0003-9926
DOI - 10.1001/archinte.160.10.1417
Subject(s) - medicine , population , health care , confidence interval , scrutiny , health insurance , demography , family medicine , health services , business , environmental health , economics , political science , economic growth , law , sociology
The United States has a high proportion of people without health insurance (15%) and a low proportion of people without employment (5%), resulting in millions who lack insurance but have some ability to pay. We tested whether hospitals charge similar prices for well-specified elective services to individuals paying out-of-pocket for medical care.
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